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<p>We estimate from local authority data returns for the period 2017-18, that there
were 584 properties registered as Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) with mandatory
licences in Portsmouth; in Southampton we estimate 592; and in Plymouth we estimate
there were 695. Since these figures were published the Government has extended mandatory
licensing of HMOs to properties of any size, given 5 or more people from 2 or more
households. Data on properties licensed since the extension will not be available
until local authority data returns for 2018-19 are published in 2020.</p>
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